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KCChronicle.com/preps Athlete of the Week: St. Charles East swimming's Nicole Chapko
St. Charles East senior girls swimmer Nicole Chapko closed her career by competing in three races at Saturday’s state finals at Evanston. Her top finish – a sixth-place swim in the 100-yard breast stroke – happened just moments before she completed the anchor leg for the Saints’ 12th-place 400 freestyle relay. Chapko added a ninth-place race in the 200 individual medley and earned a nod as the St. Charles Bank & Trust-Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week. Chronicle sports reporter Kevin Druley caught up with Chapko after the finals, and the following is an edited transcript:
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